Monica vs Merlin vs MaxAI vs Perplexity AI

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Monica
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Merlin
Competitor 2
MaxAI
Competitor 3
Perplexity AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Monica
monica.im
AI in browser sidebar always ready
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Competitor Merlin
getmerlin.in
AI assistant in your browser
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Competitor MaxAI
maxai.co
MaxAI is a browser extension and web app that adds an AI sidebar to whatever page you have open.
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.5Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
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95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 1.6%
▼ 13.8%
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▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
-29.1%
-9.1%
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-42.9%
Global rank web
#11,688
#46,011
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#446
Avg. last 3 months
5.6M
1.3M
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104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
46%
50%
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33%
Pages / visit
2.9
2.5
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3.6
Visit duration
2m 44s
4m 15s
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4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
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● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
MonicaMerlinMaxAIPerplexity AI
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5MMerlin · 1.5MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2M1M10M100M1BMonica · 8.5MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 8.2MMonica · 7MMonica · 7.7MMonica · 7.9MMonica · 7.3MMonica · 6MMonica · 5.4MMonica · 5.5MMerlin · 1.5MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.3MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.4MMerlin · 1.2MPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.3per month · free tier available
$29per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Plans
Plan USD8.30 $8.30/moPlan USD16.60 $16.60/moPlan USD82.90 $82.90/moPlan USD99.00 $99/yr+1 more
Free FreePro $29/moTeams $15/mo
Free FreePro $12/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsImagesTextWeb pagesCode
Web pagesTextDocumentsCode
Web pagesTextImagesDocumentsCode
DocumentsImagesTextCode
Output
CodeImagesTextVideo
TextImagesCode
TextImagesCode
CodeText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
AI Detection & SafetyChatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+23 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDesign & CreativeDevelopment & CodeEducation & Learning+21 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningProductivity & OfficeVideo Editing+7 more
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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10
Writing
Chatbots
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Search engine
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Coding
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Document summarization
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Image generation
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Video summaries
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Mind maps
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Productivity
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AI search
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Chrome extensions
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Research
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Copywriting
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Grammar checking
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Research papers
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Social media
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Social media posts
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Video generation
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.